The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1887-01-01
Proceedings
POLICE JURY.
State OF Louisiana, Parish Of Lafourche

State OF Louisiana, Parish of Lafourche.
Thibcdaux. La, Dee. 18th. 1886.
The Police Jury, in and for the Parish OF
Lafourche. met.at II o'clock A. NJ, this day,
pursuant to adjournment OF yes}erda.
Present President COuiOn and Mesars Girls
xmore. Folse. Kraemer, Moran and Seely.
Absent: Messrs. Mathews, Delaune ago and
Cheramie.
Asynopsis eff yesterdays minutes was read
aud approved as such.
The Committee on Finance presented the
following report which on motion of Mr..
Secly. seconded by Mr.. Moran, was received
aud approved =
Thibodaux, December "A, 1886.
70 the Police Jury:
The Finance Committee to whom was re-
ferred the reror. of the Parish Treasurer,
from Oct. | 10 Dee. ID, 1886, present 1.-THE fol-
lowing report
They finl that there are outstanding APP.
proved claims for the current year amount
ing to Sj0la.H that the amount of taxes to
be collected is amply sufficient tOpav those,
as we'll as the ones that will lie approved tG-
day. and leave a handsome sum in the Treas.
urv. leaving no liabilities outstanding at the
close OF the years business.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. T. GRISAMORE,
SOSTHENE FOLSE.
Another report was presented by the Com
nittee Oh Finance aud is as follows:
Thibodaux. La, Dec. Ia. 1886.
The Committee on Finance report that they
are aware Of no change that should be
made in the License tax of this Parish and
recommend the adoption of the following re-
solution
Resolved. That an annual License Tax for
the year ending December 81, 1887, be levied
upon all associations, of persons corpora
lions and individuals, pursuing any trade,
profession, vocation, calling or business in
the Parish OF Lafourele, except those spe-
eialiy exempt from snch tax in articles 2o6
and 2O7 of the Constitution of tue State. ac-
cording to the provisions of Ordinance No.
I4I adopted January 20. 1881.
Respectfully Submitted,
S. T. GRISAMORE.
SOSTHEME FOLSE.
On motion of Mr.. Seely, seconded by Mr..
Moran. the above report was received and
the recommendations relative 10 Licenses
theerin contained, we're unanimously adopt
ed.
The Committee on Claims presented the
following report:
Parish of Lafourche, State of Louisiana.
December 18th, 1886.
To the Hon. President. and members of the
Police Jury.
1Ouf COull1lLtec vi Cld1tuS " WHO'LL various
claims were referred beg leave to say that
they have examined them carefully and re-
port favorably on the following, to-wit
Theophile Thibodanx, Sheriff, $3lS IS: F.
Samoan, for burial cf 'pauper, 3 90 NJ. F.
Dunn s. Bros. 10 rs: ditto, 81 90; DR.. A..
T. Poichet. 81 90 Jas. A. Hargis, !. P. 7 6s;
F. Davis. constable. II 90 Hoffman, & An
coin, for coffin. Is IS; Thibodaux Foundry,
for coal, 10 80: C.. A.. Angerran, constable.
40 10 j. ". Knobloch, clerk tof Cou:r, l 90 :
ditto, 9 50 ditto, 275: ditto, 3 60 ditto,
2 so; ditto, 4 As; ditto, 255; ditto, 2 S.;
DR.. john w. Gazzo,' coroner, 24S 90; DR.. John
Gazzo, Parish physician, 81 50; JOS. T. Thib
odeaux .Agt., for stationery, l 20; Jos. #.
Thibodeaux Agt., for drugs, II 20 H.. N.
Mcbride. 5 90; j. H. Wilson, conductor Of
X. r., - 60 Theophile Thibodaux, Election
Expenses, 20 40; Thibodaux Sentinel, 'Elec-
ton Exp. 1873 90; A. Terrebonne, 8 90; JOS. T.
Thibodeaux, Agt., Election Exp, II IS P.
=. Legendre, Election Exp. 10 90 r. A.
Frost, Election Exp, % 90 Joachim Landry,
10 90 w. c. Raglan, Election Exp, 167 90.
Respectfully Submitted.
JNO. s. SEELY,
L. KRAEMER.
JAMES MORAN.
The above report was received and APPROX
ed and on motion duly seconded the. follow
ing resolution was adopted.
Resolved, That the sum of One Thousand
and Sixty-seven and 3Itl00 Dollars be and is
hereby appropriated ont OF the proper funds
to pay the above claims from Nos. 4l6 to
449 inclusively, out of which is about SI42.l5
dollars for Election Expenses.
Yeas CoulOn. Folse, Grisamore, Kraemer
Moran apd Seely..
Nays None.
The following claims were referred back To
the Jury BY the Committee on Claims. viz
Frank Hoffman,, vehicles for election Si8 co
=. Davis. serving Coroner,s notices, 25
Ell. Birdsalf tS*Ai 49, - -" 475
The first was approved apd on motion of
Mr.. See1y, seconded by Mr.; Grisamofe. an an
preparation therefor was made.
Yeas Coul0n. Grisamore. Sealy, Kraemer.
FOlse and Moran.
Nays None. Ee
The two others were. on motion of Mr..
Grisamore. seconded by Mr.. Moran, ordered
to be returned to the claimants with the mott
~fication that the Coroner himself should
have served the notices.
The committee on CLAIMS also referred
back to the Jury the list of commissioners
who had served ut the recent election their
pay was fixed at 500 per day and an appro-
| prIation Of Sl54.W to paycommissioners was.
On motion of Mr.. G~risannorc. seconded bv
Mr.. Seely. made.
Yeas Cnulon, Grisamore, SeeIy, Kraemer,
Folse and Moran.
Nays None.
The Committee on Roads and Levees pre-
sented the following report which was recei-